Film, Video Solving the Puzzles of Planet Formation in the Modern Era of Planet-Hunting

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Title
Solving the Puzzles of Planet Formation in the Modern Era of Planet-Hunting
Summary
Elisa Quintana described NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), which searched around our sun's nearest neighbors for Earth-size planets. Quintana discussed the wide array of planetary systems that TESS may find. She also described the follow-up measurements that reveal clues as to which planets might be rocky and which may have Earth-like atmospheres, shedding light on how planets form and whether our solar system is unique.
Event Date
May 09, 2019
Notes
-  Elisa Quintana is deputy project scientist for the TESS space telescope at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.
Running Time
1 hours 14 minutes 59 seconds
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